 The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine, not the individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest.  Improvement Era - Pàgina 2001907Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pàgines
...individual, but the species; to remark General properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, whicli one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pàgines
...individual, but the species; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...of nature such prominent and striking features as, recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter descriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 pàgines
...large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades of the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit in his...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pàgines
...individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pàgines
...individual, but the species : to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pàgines
...individual, but the speeies ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pàgines
...individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 pàgines
...individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and'must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pàgines
...individual, but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances j he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades...of nature such prominent and striking features as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | James Rennell - 1814 - 198 pàgines
...his Rasselas : " The business of a Poet is to remark general properties and large appear" ances : — he is to exhibit, in his portraits of nature, such prominent and " striking features, as recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the " minuter discriminations which one may ha/e... | |
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